BAD IDEA OF THE WEEK: The instability in iOS 8

Hands down, Apple has changed the way we listen to music. With the release of the revolutionary iPod in 2001, digital music downloads became the standard. Since then, Apple has continued to improve the overall experience for those using Apple music software. Our question now is, will the improvements continue with the release of iOS 8.4? The developer preview for iOS 8.4 is now available, which allows developers to start creating apps for iOS and OS X. Along with the developer options comes an updated Apple Music App. Some of the more notable improvements on the app include: an all-new design, the ability to add your own images to your playlists, and an all new MiniPlayer which allows you to control playback while browsing your music collection. If that does not excite you, fret not as there are some additional improvements (well, at least we hope they are improvements). One of these is the return of stability, which has been an issue of late on Apple’s latest iOS 8 operating system. Apple users can now rejoice, because according to a report from 9to5Mac, one of the primary focuses of iOS 9 is to bring back the stability of Apple’s operating system. In their report, they state, “one of iOS 9’s standout ‘features’ will be a directed focus on stabilizing and optimizing the operating system.” Interestingly enough, with such a focus on improving stability, they are referring to it as a standout feature; something that has never been done before. And they better do it because stability was once a staple of the iOS operating system. However, Apple has been taking drastic measure to bring many new marquee features and functionality to catch up with and gain advantage over their competitors. Unfortunately, such rapid development cycles has led to an increase in software flaws and instability. Hopefully this renewed focus on quality over quantity will help bring back an aspect of the operating system that we once loved, and even more importantly, save us from having to rely on Android.